Thinking Guide and Activities - Narrative...She realized that house dogs are chained up and that...

The Problem/Solution Thinking Guide is used to develop other fun and interactive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers the following activities and test items:

« Missing Summary-Part Activity « Matching Activity 1 « Matching Activity 2 « Matching Activity 3 « Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter Activity « Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity « Write Summary Elements Activity « Vocabulary – Using Context Clues

The Narrative Problem/Solution Thinking Guide is provided. The Narrative Problem/Solution Thinking Guide identifies the story elements in a narrative with a problem/solution plot: main character, goal, problem, solution and outcome. It helps teach the GLOBAL meaning of the text. In addition, the story elements are used to develop a meaningful summary. «Narrative Problem/Solution Thinking Guide «Color-Coded Narrative Problem/Solution Thinking Guide and Summary

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Thinking Guide and Activities - Narrative Title of the Selection: The Wolf and the House Dog Genre: Fiction – Narrative Problem/Solution Pot

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Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Fiction, Poetry or Drama

Title of the Selection: The Wolf and the House Dog Genre: Narrative – Problem/Solution Plot

SOMEONE Wolf

Main Character

WANTED to catch enough food so that she would not be hungry

Goal

BUT The game had been so scarce.

Problem

SO She agreed to stay with a family that would take her in as a house dog.

Solution

THEN She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better than fat slavery.

Outcome


Color-Coded Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Fiction, Poetry or Drama

Title of the Selection: The Wolf and the House Dog Genre: Narrative – Problem/Solution Plot

Summary The words in uppercase letters are useful in writing a summary.

Wolf wanted to catch enough food so that she would not be hungry, but the game had been so scarce. So, she agreed to find a family to take her in as a house dog. Then, she realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better than fat slavery.

SOMEONE Wolf

Main Character

WANTED to catch enough food so that she would not be hungry

Goal

BUT The game had been so scarce.

Problem

SO She agreed to stay with a family that would take her in as a house dog.

Solution

THEN She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better than fat slavery.

Outcome


Missing Part Activity The Wolf and the House Dog

Directions Choose one of the following Thinking Guides, and instruct students to write the missing summary element as they read the selection.

SOMEONE Main Character WANTED to catch enough food so that she would not be hungry Goal BUT The game had been so scarce. Problem

SO She agreed to stay with a family that would take her in as a house dog. Solution THEN She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better

than fat slavery. Outcome

SOMEONE Wolf Main Character WANTED Goal BUT The game had been so scarce Problem

SO She agreed to find a family to take her in as a house dog Solution THEN She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better



SOMEONE Wolf Main Character WANTED to catch enough food so that he would not be hungry Goal BUT Problem

SO She agreed to find a family to take her in as a house dog Solution THEN She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better


SOMEONE Wolf Main Character WANTED to catch enough food so that she would not be hungry Goal BUT The game had been so scarce. Problem

SO Solution THEN She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better



SOMEONE Wolf Main Character WANTED to catch enough food so that she would not be hungry Goal BUT The game had been so scarce. Problem

SO She agreed to stay with a family that would take her in as a house dog. Solution THEN Outcome

SOMEONE Wolf Main Character WANTED to catch enough food so that she would not be hungry Goal BUT Problem

SO Solution THEN She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better



Matching Activity 1The Wolf and the House Dog

Directions Identify the summary part by writing the first letter of the summary element in the blank.

MC for Main Character

G for Goal

P for Problem

S for Solution

O for Outcome

She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better than fat slavery

The game had been so scarce.

She agreed to stay with a family that would take her in as a house dog. To catch enough food so that she would not be hungry Wolf


Matching Activity 2

Directions Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the Problem/Solution Thinking Guide.

Matching Activity 3

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Directions Cut apart and match parts of the summary to summary elements.

She agreed to stay with a family that would take her in as a house dog.

Wolf

To catch enough food so that she would not be hungry

She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better than fat slavery.


SOMEONE

Main Character

WANTED

Goal

BUT

Problem

SO

Solution

THEN

Outcome

SomeoneMainCharacter

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WantedGoal


ButProblem


So Solution


ThenOutcome


Wolf


to catch enough food so that she would not be hungry




She agreed to stay with a family that would take her in as a house dog.


She realized that house dogs are chained up and that lean freedom is better than fat slavery.



Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Cloze – 1st Letter Activity

Title of the Selection: The Wolf and the House Dog Genre: Narrative – Problem/Solution Plot Directions As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given.

SOMEONE W__________

Main Character

WANTED to catch enough f___________ so that she would not be h_________

Goal

BUT The g_______ had been so scarce.

Problem

SO She agreed to stay with a f____________ that would take her in as a

h____________ dog. Solution

THEN She realized that house d_______ are chained up and that lean

f__________ is better than fat s____________. Outcome


Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Cloze – Blank Activity

Title of the Selection: The Wolf and the House Dog Genre: Narrative – Problem/Solution Plot Directions As selection is read, fill in the blank.

SOMEONE __________

Main Character

WANTED to catch enough ____________ so that she would not be _________

Goal

BUT The _______ had been so scarce

Problem

SO She agreed to stay with a ____________ that would take her in as a

____________ dog. Solution

THEN She realized that house _______ are chained up and that lean __________

is better than fat ____________. Outcome


Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Write Summary Elements Activity

Title of the Selection: The Wolf and the House Dog Genre: Narrative – Problem/Solution Plot Directions Students take notes that include main character, goal, problem, solution, and outcome. Implied summary elements increase the level of difficulty with this activity.

SOMEONE

Main Character

WANTED

Goal

BUT

Problem

SO

Solution

THEN

Outcome


The Wolf and the House Dog Vocabulary – Using Context Clues

Note: This vocabulary activity should be used after students have read the selection. Directions: Display a vocabulary list. Select words that may be difficult to most students in our

class to define. Discuss any connections. Ask the students to orally define the words they

recognize. Then reread the selection as the students listen for these words. After hearing one

of the listed words in context, ask students to give its definition orally. Emphasize the context

that helped support the meaning of the unfamiliar word. The words are listed in the order in

which they appear in the article.

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